Done Deal - "See You at the Lottery"
by Net Income on May 12, 2010 2:37 PM EDT
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Mikhail Dmitrievich Prokhorov is the owner of the New Jersey Nets. Prokhorov and Bruce Ratner's corporate parent closed the deal at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. Prokhorov is officially the principal owner of the Nets and his Onexim Sports and Entertainment Holdings USA controls 80% of the team and 45% of Barclays Center.
“This much-anticipated day has finally come and now the real fun begins of building a championship team with a state-of-the-art home in the Barclays Center at Atlantic Yards,” said the new owner in a statement.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to combine great sports and good business, and I look forward to working with Bruce Ratner and Forest City and with the Nets organization as we move ahead, To the fans, whether in New Jersey, Brooklyn, or Moscow, I will do everything I can to give you a winning team. See you at the Draft Lottery.”
Prokhorov will hold an introductory press conference in Manhattan next Wednesday.
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Prokohrov gets confirmed.
Nets get John Wall.
Phil Jackson accepts richest contract in the history of rich contracts.
LeBron signs up for some triangle.
Where do you get these images of Prokhy?
LOL to the extreme.
YES
The new era begins for good or for bad. At the very least we have this Ratner stretch behind us.
And Barclay's is 100% go...
There are no issues whatsover. Just about 24 months of pedal to the medal construction!
Que Morph
Not happening
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
We could make a cute couple
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Glad you appreciate it
You’re anti-Brooklyn counterparts don’t get my humor
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
They're not as confident (or as crazy) as me
Of course, that’s dependent entirely on your personal POV. ;-)
It's a level of crazy
only exeplified by a few…ahem
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
That may be fine, but you don't want to mess with me
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
You're right
Acting a bit more like Jackie Treehorn
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Don't feel bad. I acted a bit like Jackie Treehorn myself.
I cheated on the last one.
On another note, try this one on for size. Hopefully you haven’t seen it before, and ur a fan of the original He-Man.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7685675125914387131#
ahahahah
That is EPIC!!!
You know Morph, we may have fundamental differences in this project, direction of the team etc, but you are a good dude.
Anti-semit ahahahah (i kid i kid)
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Glad you liked it. I've seen it 10 times and still get a kick out of it.
I was worried it would get pushed off the page before you saw it.
This one was fun. See ya in another thread.
I hear the fat lady singing...
The Nets are relevant again…and rich. Please let the new collective bargaining agreement favor wealthy owners!!!
I have a serious man-crush
on this guy…someone who isn’t talking only about the business every time he opens his month. He has talked about the FANS in every statement.
Woo Hoo!!
I’m taking some Vodka shots tonight to celebrate 2010. I know its OCD’ish, but I’m happy that it is 2010 (even year) to literally start off the decade with this great change.
I’ll take one for you Proky since you don’t drink =D
LET’S GO NETS!!
Go Nets!
WHOOOOOO!!!!
Limo riding, lear jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling and dealing son of a….
WHOOO!!!!!!!!!!
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
XD!!!!
Anyway our time has come my fellow Nets fans, May 12 the day the Porky era began!
Celebrate good times common!
by Adam Yablonka on May 12, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Just wanted to add some life to this...Love the idea!!!
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
It would be great to have
Our own Television Channel so as we don’t miss any of our playoff games starting next season due to the over-lapping of the Yankee Games….What do you think would be a good name for it ???
"Prokho TV"
With 24 hr programming, all about the Nets, with shows about scantily clad females mixed in between. Also, a nightly segment showing what exotic nightclub the “Most Interesting Man in the World” will be partying at for the evening.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 12, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The Brooklyn Netswork
Great day for all Nets fans. I have not posted in a couple of years, but have been a fan since the Kevin Loughery days in the ABA.
Glory days will be back soon. Living in Florida I watch the games on league pass. Maybe they will get their own network and their NBDL team.
NI keep up the great work
The quote in my signature....
….seems like it would fit Mr. Prokhy quite well.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
No turning back now...
And Proky’s $17B says the Barclay’s Center will get built.
Sorry Tal, Isaac, Morph and Steve Ft…enjoy the fun and become Brooklyn Nets fans!
Great excerpt from article...
Mr. Ratner explained as well that while construction on the site and arena has been ongoing, today also marks a significant milestone in the history of the project because all paper work related to the arena lease has been completed and bond funds have been released from escrow. "We are thankful to our partners, especially the Mayor and the Governor," Mr. Ratner said. "Today, the promise of Atlantic Yards, including the Barclays Center, the jobs and the housing, becomes a reality."
There is zero chance that Barclay’s will not happen!
I wouldn't be celebrating just yet
As a person who follows the WTC site, there were numerous times when everything looked good, but then started to go back to the drawing board. Even when it looked like the Fraudem Tower was going good, pro-Towers supporters such as myself keep finding many ways to get back in the playing field by capitalizing on the problems whenever there is a chance for it. At first, that might sound like fighting dirty, but it does make more feel the reality of what’s going on. I wouldn’t be surprised if there will be construction delays due to costs or even mob connections on the AY just like what is going on at the WTC site. No surprise if they can’t get everything built just like what’s going on here due to costs, which would result in leaving those unbuilt sites as interim parking lots for years to come. Then again, it could even end up like after what Pfizer got after acquiring the land that they were able to take after the ruling of Kelo vs New London in which it was all left as a vacant lot in the end. As for the latest lawsuit, it hasn’t been dropped, it’s been rescheduled for next Tuesday at the same location, though I probably won’t be at that one. Overal, the fight isn’t over just yet, though it probably never will.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Apples vs. oranges
The WTC site is some of the most incredibly valuable real estate in the entire world (not to mention the enormous symbolic and emotional significance). AY is just another non-descript area of Brooklyn. I don’t think you can equate the two.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I am celebrating...
And your meaningless rants do not change the fact that your side lost. GAME OVER!
by rundmc00 on May 12, 2010 9:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It probably never will be over?
Uh, no. It’s over.
The proceeds from the $500 million in tax exempt bonds have been released. Prokhorov has agreed to buy the $100 million in junk bonds needed for the arena infrastructure. He has already transferred nearly $300 million in cash.
The oral hearing in the case formerly known as Williams was suddenly delayed for six days. The two remaining plaintiffs are 1) a property holder whose land and building have been condemned but not appraised and 2) a property holder whose title is in dispute. You don’t think it was postponed because of settlement talks? NAH. Neither property is in the arena footprint anyway.
That leaves the Williams air rights suit in which Williams has said he is in or the money, not to slow the arena; and the Brooklyn Speaks case where plaintiffs are asking the judge who initially dismissed the case to reopen it.
You’re banking on those cases stopping construction?
And oh yeah, the “investigation” sought by the congressman who wants the Nets to stay at the IZOD.
The future is not written in stone
While no actual construction has started (excavations/demolitions don’t count), there is still a chance it may not happen. Let’s not forget that the Jets Stadium was very close to actually happening and stopped. After hearing how MSG will be rennovated next summer, that officially put a nail in the coffin for the Moynihan Station that was supposed to go where it is right now. I even feel right now that what’s going on at the WTC site will hit another roadblock. BTW, the site where Ratner wants to build is even bigger considering that he wants 22 acres, which is almost double that of the WTC site, so it is important to compare those two. Then again, if the Vanderbuilt Yards is in a such a non-descript part of Brooklyn, then why does Ratner want it so much? My guess is to just have another legacy of his ego.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Just when we thought it was safe to be a Net's fan again...
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 3:50 PM EDT reply actions
Great photoshop work!
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Proky....
….would face that shark head on, and with nothing but a wetsuit, jetski, and scuba knife, he would make the shark submit to his will.
He’d then construct a huge fish tank, and the shark would become his pet.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 12, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
...but in a stunning reversal...
Proky comes out on top again!
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Now if that was Real, they would have to Officially declare him as The Most Interesting Person in the World.
It seems that title is spreading. I think I heard it used on ESPN.
Was NI the First to give Proky that title?
I wished I had thought of it first.
I’m sure Proky would get a Kick out of this photo, but he doesn’t use the internet.
Hope his Associates get him a copy.
Proky's got the bucks, now we need luck.
Hopefully, he moonlights next Tuesday as the World’s Largest Rabbitt’s Foot.
In the immortal words of Lefty Gomez, “I’d rather be lucky than good”
This is the best news since we got Kidd
and it could be the greatest transaction in the franchises history. Maybe second best to coming to the NBA.
Actually today is the WORST
if you are a fan of the NEW JERSEY Nets. An introductory press conference in Manhattan? What a joke. Enjoy your Junior Knicks – what a complete bunch of wannabees. And bowing down at the feet of a billionaire is pretty sad and pathetic. Thanks for the memories – what a pathetic franchise. Unbleieveable how much time, money and effort I put into this to get this slap in the face in return. Ano Net Income, rundmc, dollar bills, I am not the only one that feels this way. Despite what you read on this site, I am likely in the majority amongst Nets fans.
Since there are only about a dozen NEW JERSEY Nets fans
Not too many people are suffering.
by rundmc00 on May 12, 2010 4:46 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
by NetLogic on May 12, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
awesome, awesome, AWESOME use of the graphic.
I actually LOL’ed… That is exactly how I feel every time the irrational doom and gloom gets posted in these threads…
Welcome Proky… And thank you.
by JohnFromLongIsland on May 12, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Thank you
You should rec it –
People here don’t rec enough…
I post on a few other SB Nation blogs and everyone rec’s
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
by NetLogic on May 12, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What's the point of "rec"ing?
Seriously, dumb question, but I don’t know.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It shows appreciation
of a good, smart, funny post…
if people like a comment, rec it
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
No, actually the best!
I know what all true Nets fans think and the majority agree with me. Because I said so. So there. I win.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The Nets are going to be here in Jersey
for the next 2 and a half, three seasons, and then they are just moving to NY which isn’t that far(not that I’ll be driving there on a weekday, I hate the city traffic)….instead of being sour, just realize that this is the reality of the situation and accept what you cannot change.
At least we aren’t being done dirty like the fans of the Seattle Supersonics.
Support the team while they are in Newark, at the very least.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 12, 2010 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
You do not have to drive
Going to the IZOD was a pain in the butt, going back home from class for a few hours than going to the IZOD, at least now in Newark you can hit a bar or a restaurant than walk to the game, or in brooklyn you can go to Peter Luger! heheh
haha yes
I can’t wait til the fall. I’ll probably take the train because it will be cheaper and i can get obliterated
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 13, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
And the fans were done dirty in Seattle for a lot of reasons.....
It was a team effort in every sense. The city (Greg Nickels), the city of Seattle had this referendum banning public spending on sports teams, the WA state legislature not passing legislation to come up with funding, David Stern, Clay Bennett and what not. Also the owners for allowing it to happen as well. Only 2 voted against the move (Cuban & Paul Allen) at the time in 2008.
The NBA regrets leaving Seattle as it turned out to be perhaps the biggest PR blunder in David Stern’s tenure. And, quite honestly, as a Seattle resident, I’m not sure where they’d put a new arena other than where it’s at. There isn’t a lot of development spots around the Puget Sound region without changing zoning and all that for an entire place.
There is so many problems on the Seattle front it ain’t funny. What the Nets are going through right now is a piece of cake compared to the issue’s here. And, as any Nets fans/opposer of Atlantic Yards can tell you, it’s not easy for the Nets either.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985......
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I guess i am a Nyets! fan
I am a huge Net fan… And i will follow them to Brooklyn, I am gettin my season tickets renewed by my parents as a graduation present, and will gladly follow to Brooklyn. I have Dish Network and they do not have YES, so i have to get cable seperately just for HD YES… you know how much that is extra? $57.99 But i also love the Yankees :)
I am sorry you are disappointed Isaac, but your feelings are yours, and mine is mine :) Do not rain on my sunshine!
"likely"?
I see doubt creeping in.
You do know that this site gets more traffic than the Nets official site (or the Knicks official site), so I think we have a pretty good sampling of the area’s fan base and I don’t see as much opposition to Brooklyn as you think you…or is this some sort of silent majority thing?
Just curious
but how much traffic does this site regularly get? I know I probably check it between 40-50 times a day easily.
Only 40-50 times a day...
…and you call yourself a fan?
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm a little sad you didn't include me
along with NI, Run and DollarBills….
I’m hurt Isaac, you hurt me inside
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Maybe you WERE in the majority of nets fans...
but the rest of us who love this TEAM are happy to see a billionaire in charge. It really is a shame that you can’t get over the short move.
LMAO
Wow…if your a true NEW JERSEY nets fan then you should know that the only way this team is going to start be taking seriously is if they become a focal point in the NBA. what better way to do that then to actaully go to the most important city in the world????
Real NYC team vs Wannabe NYC team
Honestly, if people had the choice to choose between a team that has been in the city since the beginning of the league compared to when that was transplanted there, the chances are that they will root for the real NYC team rather than a relocated one. The Knicks actually predate the Nets since they have been around since 1946 when the NBA was still known as the BAA (Baskettball Association of America), while the Nets only came in 1967 and were under the radar for their first 9 years as an ABA (American Baskettball Association), and that was even as a NY team. Most people didn’t even know who the Nets were until the became an NBA franchise in 1976 after the ABA folded. However, the Nets saw that they couldn’t be a NY team if they kept on being the Knicks’s shadow, which is why they moved back to NJ for the first time since their first season after their first year in the NBA. It was only then, that the Nets starting building a fan base after being in the NBA. This is exactly what Michael Moore meant when he said about how more would rather vote for real Republicans rather than a Democrat who acts like a Republican in that they know what the real Democrats are like rather than just acting like wannabees for the other party.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
"baskettball"
Considering this is an NBA blog, you should probably learn how to spell the word “basketball”. It’s so surprising that such a “true” Nets fan as yourself doesn’t even know how to spell the sport that the team plays. Just a heads up, when there is a red line under a word it means that you spelled the word incorrectly and if you right click it gives you suggestions to correct the word.
It’s funny how you’ve mentioned before that you’re a big Mets fan but can’t see how two teams could possibly coexist in New York City. You could have called the Mets a wannabe NYC team when they were first founded but now they have a pretty decent fan base. The Nets fan base in Brooklyn will consist of people who don’t like the Knicks, people who take pride in Brooklyn and (hopefully) people who support the Nets because they are a winning team.
Lastly, enough with the extremely strange and irrelevant allusions to Michael Moore. Please.
The Legend
The real errors
Brifeib, the Mets are not the like the Nets. They weren’t a team that played a while in another city let alone another state before moving to where they are right now, they were an expansion team that was always there. The Nets already had a existing franchise prior to entering the NBA, the Mets did not. If you know about MLB, then you should know that NL is not the same thing as the Western Confrence, plus interleague play durring the regular season wasn’t even introduced until 1997 as the first Subway Series matchup came the next season, though they still don’t play of the other teams outside their league. BTW, most of the Mets fanbase comes from those who liked the Dodgers and Giants hence teams of the NL, most of them were not Yankees fans originally. As for the spelling errors, it’s not as big of an error as claiming that most fans want the move to occur when I tend to find that false. Again, just because they all don’t post here, doesn’t make those such as myself a minority when most do not post on websites to begin with. As for Michael Moore and what I said between the true ones compared to the pretenders, please watch that video where he talks with Wolf Blitzer over on CNN on what he thinks about the healthcare bill, and it’s probably on his website, so please watch it, which will give you the idea of what I meant.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
The real errors? What a joke.
Obviously the Mets and Nets aren’t an exact parallel but the Mets show that there are enough sports fans in New York for the Nets to carve out their own niche in the city and have a healthy-sized fan base next to a much more storied franchise.
Then you said, “As for the spelling errors, it’s not as big of an error as claiming that most fans want the move to occur when I tend to find that false” Um, I never said that most fans want the move and see no point in speculating either way. You on the other hand, have stated that most fans oppose the move, based solely on your personal opinion. Thus, unless you can actually provide evidence that suggests that most Nets fans oppose the move then your opinion is no more valid than anyone who disagrees with you. So no, it is not an error to disagree with you, which I didn’t even do.
Lastly, I have no need to watch that clip of Moore because I understand his point it’s just not relevant in the slightest to this conversation. The Nets will play in the same city as the Knicks but not be “wannabe” Knicks just like the Mets are not wannabe Yankees. Proky is nothing like Dolan so I see no reason why he would run a team like Dolan runs the Knicks. The Nets will create their own identity and own brand in New York with Prokhorov at the helm.
The Legend
NBA vs MLB
The format of the NBA and MLB are very different. In the NBA one team plays the others, whearas in the MLB one team only plays against all of the team in their league along with just a few in the other league. Did you ever know why the sports page has one side for AL scores and another for NL scores when that’s not the case for the NBA with the Eastern and Western Confrences? The reason is because the MLB had a history of having those two leagues seperate from each other unless it was the all-star game or World Series. Although it’s true that the Mets did take fans of previously existing teams, it was mainly from the Dodgers and Giants, which they used as their team colors, but hardly anything from the Yankees. The reason those former fans rooted for the Mets was because they were fans of the NL, not the AL. The first time the Mets and Yankees actually faced each other was in 1998, not back in 196 when the Mets first existed or even durring the mid 1970’s when the Yankees had to share the now-demolished Shea Stadium with them when they couldn’t use their now-demolished Yankee Stadium when it was being rennovated. It was only when interleague play was allowed durring the regular season the rivarly was known since there was no Mets-Yankees World Series until 2000, but that was after it was introduced. The difference here is that the Knicks have been playing the Nets ever since they jumped over into the NBA after the ABA folded, so their rivalry actually predates the Mets-Yankees one. Since the Knicks have been around longer than the Nets, they will be looked as a team in the shadow. The Knicks already have a mark in the city, while the Nets do not, which is why they have a good part of NJ for their fans. On a sidenote, the Yankees weren’t originally a NY team, they were the original Baltimore Orioles and didn’t come to NYC until a year later, though they were called the Highlanders until they moved to The Bronx where they are right now, so there’s a little history lesson for you.
by Tal Barzilai on May 13, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
So now you've appointed yourself teacher, in addtion to preacher?
Do you really think you are the only guy who knows the history of interleague play or the history of the Mets and Yankees? Give me a break. It must be a terrible burden to both be so young and yet be smarter than everyone else. But don’t worry, that wears off as you mature.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 13, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
You still don't get it
I just made an entire comment last night on how the NBA and MLB are two different things. I even made it so that George W Bush and Sarah Palin can understand it. It’s not my fault that i have done my research, while others didn’t. This is what seperates the educated from the ramblers and conspirators. I would like to see you give me something more than just a blanket statement to why the idea of moving the Nets to Brooklyn is right.
by Tal Barzilai on May 13, 2010 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I give up...
…you are right. About everything. Your constant and repetitious circular logic has made me so dizzy I can’t fight it anymore. And thanks to you, I have realized something else. I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 13, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Please stop whining...
Don’t you realize no one on this blogs cares what you have to say? Not to mention your posts are the longest but the least relevant.
by rundmc00 on May 12, 2010 9:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Enough with that already
If you don’t like the fact that my posts are long, then that’s your issue, not mine. If you really don’t like what I have to say about this, then don’t even read my comments, because nobody is forcing you do to so. Then again, if you have the right to express how you feel, then I have just the same right to express how I feel about it. Afterall, you had your say, and I had mine, so let’s just get along. Please stop demanding that I can’t comment just because I happen to disagree with you.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Between Nets lovers and Knicks haters...
…there’s a substantial and natural built-in fan base already (I’m both).
You guys who liked the Nets because they were a Jersey team just don’t get it. Real fans love their team because they just love their team! Are you a Devils fan, Tal? I’m not, and could care less what they do. Do you like any college team and if so, sare they all in NJ?
I love the Nets, my favorite bunch of never-do-well misfits! I also love NJ, but I don’t care if the Nets are from NJ. They’re my boys and my heart goes where they go. I am grateful they aren’t moving to the West Coast, cuz I would still follow them, but it would cost more for NBA League Pass and wreak hell on my beauty sleep.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 12, 2010 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
For the record
I don’t follow the NHL, so I don’t like any of the teams. I don’t follow the NFL either let alone the MLS or any college sports. The only leagues I do follow are the NBA, WNBA, and MLB. In other words, I am fan of the Nets, Mets, and Liberty (Please dont’ start a sexist comment on them or the WNBA). However, whatever I like is my business and not that of others. One thing I do know is that majority of the Nets fan base happens to be in NJ, and as N’Sync would say it, “It aint no lie baby bye, bye, bye.” I still don’t find it that most of those Brooklyn would convert to liking the Nets just because they move there especially when they are long time Knicks fans. Overall, most loyal fans will care if the Nets leave.
by Tal Barzilai on May 12, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So Tal
if rumors of Proky acquiring the NY Liberty and moving them to Brooklyn, would you hate on them too as well?
Not likely
I doubt that Liberty will ever be bought by Proky especially when the Dolans won’t let him.
by Tal Barzilai on May 13, 2010 5:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus......
I rec’d your comment just cause you used an N’Sync lyric. Would have gone backstreet boys myself.
Daniel Goldstein...
…is too rich to post here now.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 13, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Letters in his support
Just recently, the Brooklyn Paper printed two letters that support DG for his fight, and they are in the middle of this link when scrolling down.
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/33/20/bp_letters_2010_05_14_bk.html
by Tal Barzilai on May 13, 2010 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed.....buuuut
I do want to Nets to stay in NJ, and it hurts that they’re going, but if you look at it…this has been the plan since 2004. This is what’s best for the team. This is whats best for the fans…who remain. Not saying transitioning to a Brooklyn based team will be easy…but it’s obvious now that it’s something that needs to be done.
Plenty of room in Brooklyn/NY
A billion alone in Brooklyn. When I lived in Queens the majority were Knick fans but some Bulls (back when they had MJ damn I’m getting old) . A lot of hate for the NETS; jealousy really; that will change over years/decades.
Years/decades?
Hah! That’s nothing! Nets fans have learned to be patient. And to expect the worst.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on May 13, 2010 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions
This is actually a great way
to put it. I haven’t “enjoyed” watching the Nets in a few years. Granted i’ve only missed a handful of games, but now we have a reason to be excited. It feels awesome.
Proky & the Shark!
LOL,
I just made a comment a couple of hours ago on Mikhey’s Live journal about him being the Evel Knievel of Jet sking and all he was missing was a shark, models on boogie board with ninja stars a ramp and a flaming hoop of fire oh and a gold cape!!! and It almost came true!!!! Wonder were he will hold his press confrence in NYC?!
I admit i wept when i saw the scroll on espn.
I dont know what i am going to do during draft lottery.
I'm literally going
to be so nervous once they start pulling envelopes 6, then 5, then 4,…I don’t know if I can even watch.
Bitter Sweet...
Happy for the Nets to finally be getting an owner that cares about winning. However, very sad that he will be moving them to Brooklyn someday. :(
Finally.
Nets let’s goooooooooooooooooooo!
by No Sleep Till Brooklyn on May 12, 2010 8:00 PM EDT reply actions
haha, there it is.
if we get john wall, i’m throwing out a “Hollah” just for you.
Mikhail reminds me of...
TONY STARK hahah imagine if builds an iron man suit and flies into the first nets home game in 2010 at the Rock.
Finally, we have an owner!
Time to get a new coach. Thorn should man up and fire Kiki, but he is a coward and need to keep a scapegoat. look like Kiki’s job is safe for now. lolz.
New Orleans Interview LFrank.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5181150
New Orleans change of ownership has fallen through for the time being.
This is great news for the hope of Avery Johnson waiting around to get an offer from Nets.
Hopefully JVG won’t be available. AJ should be on Thorn’s short list.
Maybe Tim T. could be his top highly paid assistant?
Empire State of Mind!
I’ve listened to that song alone for at least 45 minutes today.
My god am I excited for what’s to come. This is it boys…. the era of Nets dominance is upon us! Savor it!!
'The Crossover' - a Nets and Knicks podcast. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=268817312
ESPN has a story on Nets new ownership.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nba/news/story?id=5181478
There were 2 errors though. They used old numbers from Forbes 2009 to say Proky is worth only 9.5 million
(new Russian estimate is closer to 18 billion).
They also said that Nets have 23 million in cap space, when number may be over 27 million considering other factors.
The only thing worth a damn on ESPN...
…is the beautiful blonde, who refers to the Nets as “her boys”, that co hosts sportsnation with that idiot Colin Cowherd.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on May 13, 2010 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
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Stay Thirsty my friends…
STAY HUNGRY BOYS!
The most interesting man in the world is going to make us the most interesting team in the world!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NETS FANS WORLDWIDE!!! OUR DAY HAS COME!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NETS ORGANIZATION!!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD!!!
NOW ENCRUST YOUR PLAY THINGS WITH JEWELS!!! JOHN WALL IS A GREAT GEM!!!
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